Mohammed Makhlouf (Arabic: محمد مخلوف; October 19, 1932 – September 12, 2020) was a Syrian businessman and a maternal uncle of former President Bashar al-Assad.
[3] When Bashar al-Assad became president, his son Rami inherited his business empire.
[4] In August 2011, he became subject to European Union sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, among individuals with close ties to the Syrian regime during the Syrian Civil War.
He had seven children with , Ghada Adeeb Muhanna, including: Rami, Hafez, Iyad, Ihab, Shala, Kinda, and Sarah.
On September 12, 2020, he died at Al Assad University Hospital in Damascus, due to complications from COVID-19.